Jeremy MarchantJeremy has had lifelong passions for animals, farming and nature ever since helping collect eggs and feed pigs on his grandparents' smallholding and roaming the countryside in rural Suffolk, UK. These passions and an interest in science led eventuall to a PhD on pig behavior and welfare at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, where he also spent time representing the University in rugby league, and the College in rugby union, soccer, field hockey, rowing and track and field. After a few years working in the UK, Jeremy moved across the Atlantic to become a Research Animal Scientist with USDA-ARS, serving with the Livestock Behavior Research Unit in Indiana for 22 years, researching pig and dairy cattle welfare. He has published 4 books and over 260 scientific publications, being named in Stanford University's list of the top 2% of the world's scientists. A strong believer in global exchange of agricultural knowledge, he has collaborated with 250 scientists in 32 countries across 6 continents and founded a scheme to fund scientists from less developed countries to attend international conferences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Applied Ethology and a Registered Animal Scientist. Read More Read Less